
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The history of Special Operations Executive (SOE) seems to spring a never-ending run of surprises, and here are some more. This book explores the mysterious world of the tools SOE used for their missions of subversion and sabotage. An often grim reality is confronted that is more akin with the world of James Bond and Q's workshop than previously believed. Written by two scientists, one of whom served in the SOE and one who was tasked with clearing up after it was disbanded; their insider knowledge presents a clear account of the way in which SOE's inventors worked. From high explosive technology to chemical and biological devices; from the techniques of air supply to incendiarism; from camouflage to underwater warfare; and from radio communications to weaponry. SOE: The Scientific Secrets is a revelation about the tools that allowed the murky world of spying and spies to operate during wartime.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by M.R.D. Foot
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. What was the Special Operations Executive?
- 3. SOE Research and Development Establishments
- 4. Organisation of Research and Development
- 5. Physico-Chemical Section โ Sabotage Devices and Materials
- 6. Physico-Chemical and Physiological Sections
- 7. Camouflage Section
- 8. Engineering Section โ Weapons
- 9. Engineering Section โ Seaborne Craft
- 10. Operational Research and Trials
- 11. Operational Research โ The Air Supply Research Section
- 12. The Wireless Section
- 13. Organisation of Supply and Production
- 14. Supply, Finance and Manpower Problems
- 15. Special Operations involving R&D Section
- 16. Technical Liaison
- 17. Overall Assessment
- 18. Epilogue
- Appendix A: Research and Development Establishments
- Appendix B: Inventors of Devices produced by SOE Research Section
- Appendix C: Abbreviations
- Appendix D: Summary of the Work of the Engineering Section
- Appendix E: Examples of Camouflaged Devices
- Appendix F: Optimisation of Equipment
- Notes
- Bibliography